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Location

Details

Monument Type:

Park

Monument Theme:

People

Sub-Theme:

Community

Dedication

Front Inscription

PETER DAWES PARK

Inscription in Proximity

3. PETER DAWES PARK

This allotment was selected at this present site as the Dawes family contribution to the community and was named by the McKinlay Shire Council in their honour. Mr and Mrs Dawes were the original owners of the Julia Creek Newsagency , built by them in 1948 still situated across the road. In the 1940s part of this area was the site of the Blue Bird Café which burnt down in 1949.